TV series

Rurouni Kenshin

2023 · 1 season

A thoughtful, sword-swinging journey of atonement, balancing lively action with quiet moments of regret and hope.

Overview: Ten years have passed since the end of Bakumatsu, an era of war that saw the uprising of citizens against the Tokugawa shogunate. The revolutionaries wanted to create a time of peace, and a thriving country free from oppression. The new age of Meiji has come, but peace has not yet been achieved. Swords are banned but people are still murdered in the streets. Orphans of war veterans are left with nowhere to go, while the government seems content to just line their pockets with money.

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
guilt
violence
politics
found family
Places: countryside
big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, action & adventure
Created by: Toshiyuki Anzai, Ryuta Yamamoto, Kosuke Kuremizu, Tomo Ookubo, Shohei Yamanaka, Yuki Ukai
Written by: Kaoru Kurosaki, Hideyuki Kurata
Starring: Soma Saito, Rie Takahashi, Taku Yashiro, Makoto Koichi, Saori Onishi, Daiki Yamashita, Soichiro Hoshi, Cho
Music: Yu Takami
Cinematography: Junpei Takatsu
Length: 1 seasons, 47 episodes, 23 min each
Network: Fuji TV, Iwate Menkoi Television, SAGA TV, Sakuranbo TV, Fukushima TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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